Problems associated with glucose toxicity: Role of hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress

Table 1 Types of diabetic complications

Chronic complications

Microvascular diseases: retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy

Macrovascular diseases: aortic sclerosis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, obstructive peripheral vascular disease, etc

Others: cataract, dermatopathy, hypertension, osteopenia, osteomalacia, arthropathy, soft tissue fibromatosis, etc

Acute complications

Diabetic coma: ketoacidotic coma, non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma, lactic acidosis

Acute infection: bacterial, mycotic, viral, etc